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Whither capitalism? Why are companies not marketing along the lines of: "You can tinker with this. Our product does not treat you like the product." I'd pay a
by smitty1e 6y ago
Whither capitalism?
Why are companies not marketing along the lines of: "You can tinker with this. Our product does not treat you like the product."
I'd pay a 20% premium or so not to be spied upon and enslaved. "Freedom isn't free. There's a heavy [FLOWERBED] fee."
- krapp 6y ago>I'd pay a 20% premium or so not to be spied upon and enslaved. "Freedom isn't free. There's a heavy [FLOWERBED] fee." Most people wouldn't, and there's more money in proprietary lock-in and servicing than there is marketing to the tinkering fringe. Thither capitalism.
- derfitt 6y agoWhat if it was a 200% premium?
- Mordisquitos 6y agoWhat if it was a 0% premium, because businesses unable to adapt to new regulations without increasing their prices by 20% or 200% (!) are competed out of the market by those able to be more efficient, reduce their expenditures, or cut back their profits?
- smitty1e 6y agoCould be a reasonable tradeoff in context.
- missedthecue 6y agoBecause most consumers don't want that.
- smitty1e 6y agoOK, smaller market.
- SyzygistSix 6y agoMost people find the DIY ethic completely alien. The number of people impressed that I could make my own burritos - requiring about the same skill as making a sandwich - is pretty indicative. The numbers on adoption of the Linux desktop is another, I think.